Change SBS 2011 Exchange SMTP Send Connector Port
On several occasions I’ve noticed that Comcast seems to be blocking port 25 on their internet connections. This, of course, is an issue for SBS 2011 networks and outgoing SMTP email. For most cases I...
View ArticleNo Internet Access on Windows 7 caused by Bonjour Service
After installing Extensis Portfolio Desktop Client software on a few Windows 7 desktops today, we noticed that after rebooting the computers would no longer connect to the internet. They could access...
View ArticleAfter Windows Update, Outlook 2013 Folder List Pane is Empty
Yesterday Microsoft released a few updates for Windows & Office. One of the updates, KB2817630, appears to break Outlook 2013. The screenshot to the right is what happened to one of our customers...
View ArticleRestoring Deleted Active Directory User fails with Error 0x2077 Illegal...
I was attempting to restore an Active Directory User that was accidentally deleted on a SBS 2011 server using the steps outlined in this Microsoft KB Article, however I kept coming up short with the...
View ArticleUsing a new generic domain name (gTLD) with Office 365
Its been very interesting to me seeing all the changes that are occurring in the domain space, especially with all hundreds of generic top level domains that will be flooding the market this year. I’ve...
View ArticlePebble Steel Smartwatch Unboxing & Setup Photos
A few photos of the unboxing and setup process for the new Pebble Steel Smartwatch. Some of my thoughts and impressions will be coming later. All photos taken with a Lumia 1020 and the screenshots are...
View ArticleUpdates for Office are ready to be applied, but are blocked by one or more apps.
I have a customer who is getting the following error message in Office 2013. “Updates for Office are ready to be applied, but are blocked by one or more apps.” The problem is when the Update Now...
View ArticleCannot start Microsoft Outlook. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded.
I had a customer call me to say that his computer seemed to freeze for him, so he did a hard restart on it. Once it booted back up, Microsoft Outlook 2010 would not start but give the following error...
View ArticleQuickbooks 2015 will NOT install on Windows XP
For all the folks out there still running Windows XP, you will be in for a surprise when you go to upgrade Quickbooks. Starting with Quickbooks 2015, you can not install it on Windows XP. I haven’t...
View ArticleComcast Home Wireless Gateway Default Password ( TC8305C )
For years now I’ve always used the following username and password for Comcast modems. Username: cusadmin Password: highspeed Recently though it seems like some of the newer modems like the wireless...
View ArticleBarracuda Firewall Command Line (SSH) Speed Test
Sometimes when you are trying to diagnose an internet speed or performance issue, it’s helpful to be able to run a speedtest from the router itself. We use Barracuda NextGen F Series Firewalls a lot,...
View ArticleUse Amazon Corretto for Unifi Controller instead of Oracle Java
So with Oracle starting to charge for commercial usage and updates of Java SE, I was looking for an alternative for our Unifi Controller. I ran across a comment in the Ubiquiti forums somewhere that...
View ArticleFind Public WAN IP Address of remote Unifi Device
Had a unique scenario where I needed to find the public WAN IP address of a remote Unifi Switch that was connected to our cloud controller. If you open up the debug terminal with the Unifi Controller...
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